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Ali Kurtuluş Gültiken (born 27 June 1965) is a former professional
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player,
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, and
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. He is a part of the most famous trio of the Turkish football team
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history alongside
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and
Feyyaz Uçar Feyyaz Uçar (born 27 October 1963) is a Turkish former professional football player, who played as a striker, and more recently a coach. Career Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Uçar started his football career at Avcılar Spor Klübü. Attracting va ...
in the early 1990s.


Career

Gültiken began his career in an amateur
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club ''Bakırköy Yücespor Kulübü'' right before his transition to Beşiktaş in 1983. After his training process in youth system, he was promoted the senior squad in 1984–85 season. His usual position was
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whereas, coach of the team at that period Gordon Milne decided to make him play in forward line due to his decisive training mood and his ambition. Gültiken reached the peak of his football with scoring 30 goals in 38 matches in 1987–88 season in which he had the second place in top scorers ranking after
Tanju Çolak Tanju Çolak (born 10 November 1963) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Samsun, Çolak made his debut for Samsun Yolspor. From there he was transferred to Samsunspor in 1981 where he was top ...
of
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. Thus, he had the 6th place in European Top Scorers Ranking in the same season. During the 1991–92 season, when Beşiktaş had achieved the title with an undefeated team record, Gültiken scored a crucial goal against Galatasaray on 9 May 1992 before suffering a massive injury. He had a long break from football and he never recovered totally. After he returned to the team, he could not find a regular place in the line-up and eventually he had to leave the club at the age of 30 in 1995. He joined
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in 1995 and spent the last season of his professional football career. He played only 5 matches with Kayserispor in 1995–96 season. His testimonial match was between Beşiktaş and
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.


After retirement

Gültiken had spent his time with investing the textile sector once again which he has had an initial attempt in his beginning time of football career. He created a brand with his name for men shirts. Afterwards, he worked as assistant coach of
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in
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. He also commented on various sports programs on TV and written to papers as columnist. He also worked as assistant coach again, this time in association of coach Mustafa Denizli at Vestel Manisaspor. Then, Denizli joined the
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i side PAS Tehran and Gültiken moved to Iran with him. In 2007, Gültiken was hired by Beşiktaş again as football branch manager until his contract was terminated and Sinan Engin replaced him.


Honours

Individual *BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K. Squads of Century (Silver Team)


See also

* Metin-Ali-Feyyaz


References


External links

*
Ali Gültiken profile at BJK official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gultiken, Ali 1965 births Living people Men's association football forwards Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkish football managers BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K. footballers Kayserispor footballers Mersin Talim Yurdu managers Footballers from Istanbul 20th-century Turkish sportsmen